[ale] Looks like time for a new wireless router

[Steve Litt]

Leam Hall via Ale said on Fri, 27 Dec 2024 20:46:46 -0600

>Currently using a 3 year old ASUS RT-ACRH18 with two wired and 4-6
>wireless clients, usually low load. It was having issues delivering a
>video, and the log showed a bunch of dropped connections from all over
>the IPv4 range.
>
>When I remotely rebooted, its IP pinged but the routing and web
>interface didn't come back up. Tried a short power off, same issue. A
>little longer power off worked, at least for the moment. Did a
>firmware update once it came back up fully. After I send this I'm
>going to shut it off for the night and see if it helps clear things
>out.
>
>However, having a backup is always a good idea. Recommendations? House
>isn't too big, wood and whiteboard internal walls. Main issue is that
>my wife's Mac is old and sometimes doesn't keep a good connection.
>Cost is a consideration, still haven't found a job yet.
>
>Recommendations?

OpenBSD with the pf firewall/router software and a dhcp server is
always something to consider. Personally, I wouldn't have wifi on the
same hardware or same IP address as the firewall.

SteveT

Steve Litt 

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